Got an Enfeild for my Birthday! Update pg 4!

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Im so excited right now. My Opa gave me this Enfield that had been collected dust in his attic. Well holy crap is this one a gem (to me at least). I don't know I whole lot about these so correct me if im wrong. I've found matching marks on the receiver, bolt, stock, foregrip, barrel but the magazine is different. It's a No.5 MKI with numerous markings on it. The common markings on all of the parts except for the magazine are M/47C. The magazine has M/56A on it. It's dated 1945.

More pictures to come :) :) :)
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M47C means it was made at Shirley, which was one of the two manufacturers of the No.5. Very nice birthday present.
 
Well, there's a couple steps you must take with this new Lee Enfield.

1. Go to range
2. Load with .303 British ammunition
3. Shoot and have fun!

Seriously, looks like a great rifle, seems to be in amazing shape! I hope you're not keeping it cocked though. If you don't know how to close the bolt without cocking, open the bolt, pull and hold the trigger, and close the bolt.
 
Hi Krashed,

Congrats!!!

Please do not drill and tap for scope; please don't varnish the stock.

If the rifle is as original as it looks, it's much better to keep it that way :)

Lou
 
Very nice birthday present indeed...
seems to be in excellent condition, you are a lucky guy...

BTW: Opa means Grandfather
 
Sorry about the cocking on it I actually didn't realize that for some time :p Newbie mistake, I never keep my rifles cocked. I will not touch this baby in any way, shape or form I appreciate old rifles. This rifle was my Opa's brother's so what it was used for is a little hazy at the moment. He was living overseas in Holland during the war though. My Opa was an Air Force Sergeant but it was just after the war when he was able to enlist.

Im back at university right now but this rifle is tugging me back home at the moment :p
 
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The JC's saw limited use near the end WW2 and were generally issued to commando units in the British army. They saw much more extensive use in Malaya and perhaps Korea. The grunts carried #4 Mk1's at the end of WW2 and throughout Korea. I don't know if they were ever issued to Canadian units. I doubt that JC's were ever issued to Dutch troops after the war. Not only that, returning soldiers were not allowed to keep their weapons after they were discharged. Sorry to be such a buzzkill. Its still a nice rifle though.
 
What a neat old rifle, eh? I can understand why you're excited about it. I think everyone that has posted in here feels the same way about them and the history they have behind them. Whenever I pick up and old milsurp like this one I always wish they could tell their story to me. The stamps can only tell so much really, and they usually leave me wanting.
An older coworker told me once that when he was in his 20s the market was flooded in Ontario with JCs that had been de-commissioned and they were sold for near nothing, and he picked up two of them at the time just because they were so cheap. He doesn't have them anymore, but mentioned how much he liked shooting them.
I've only shot one JC, and found the kick to be no different than my sportered No.4 Mk.1 in all honesty, and the "wandering zero" we hear about so much didn't really make an appearance either.
 
I just called my Opa and he explained that his wifes brother bought it at a milsurp shop somewhere in Ontario in the mid 60's. Apparently since it was bought it has had less than 10 rounds through it. They preferred to hunt with the Krag that he still has in his closet. He also remembers the rifle having a really dirty kick with it also. My uncle Ron also used to hunt with an enfield when he was a kid and he also mentioned that it had a pretty good kick. Looking forward to shooting with it.


Also how common is .303 ammo these days? What would a decent price be for it?
 
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Go to walmart for some $19 a box winchesters, and sell the empty cases to us. Or find milsurp stuff, which may have corrosive primers. PITA. Very nice present, no5's are desireable rifles.(not that common) Take care of it and enjoy!
 
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